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The Boy Next Door

The Boy Next Door (2015)

A Moment She Couldn't Resist. An Obsession He Can't Control.

Release:2015
Runtime:1h 31m
Country:United States
Director:Rob Cohen
Language:English

Genre

Thriller
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Keywords

InfidelityHigh SchoolParent Child RelationshipLoss Of Loved OneObsessionInsanityBlackmailvillain
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The Boy Next Door rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb4.7/10· 47K votes
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic30%
TMDb4.928/10· 2K votes

With 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.7/10 on IMDb and 30/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Boy Next Door

A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.

Cast of The Boy Next Door

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Jennifer Lopez

    as Claire Peterson

  • Ryan Guzman

    Ryan Guzman

    as Noah Sandborn

  • Ian Nelson

    Ian Nelson

    as Kevin Peterson

  • John Corbett

    John Corbett

    as Garrett Peterson

  • Kristin Chenoweth

    Kristin Chenoweth

    as Vicky Lansing

  • Hill Harper

    Hill Harper

    as Principal Edward Warren

  • Lexi Atkins

    Lexi Atkins

    as Allie Callahan

  • François Chau

    François Chau

    as Detective Johnny Chou

  • Bailey Chase

    Bailey Chase

    as Benny

  • Raquel Gardner

    Raquel Gardner

    as Barbara

  • Jack Wallace

    Jack Wallace

    as Bob Sandborn

  • Adam Hicks

    Adam Hicks

    as Jason Zimmer

The Boy Next Door facts

Budget
$4M
Box office
$52.4M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Erotic thriller premise explores dangerous attraction dynamics effectively
  • •Fatal attraction narrative creates suspenseful psychological tension
  • •Blackmail subplot adds stakes to romantic entanglement

What the audience disliked

  • •Aggressive characterization feels one-dimensional and inconsistent
  • •Thriller mechanics override character credibility and plausibility

Trailer

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